Legal Opinion
State v. Shoen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 7, 1998No. C1-97-324PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
This ease embodies one of the most basic tensions in the criminal justice system — the conflict between a criminal defendant’s fundamental right to a fair trial and society’s need for justice after a heinous crime has been committed. On March 1, 1996, appellant Peter James Shoen killed his wife, Kimberly Shoen, by beating her over the head, with a metal pipe and strangling her. Beginning with jury selection and throughout the trial, the district court ordered Shoen to wear a leg restraint underneath his pants as a security device. The restraint made Shoen limp and may…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Holbrook v. FlynnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by26 opinions
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